Strategic Cost Analysis for Project Managers and Engineers

M. Adithan was a Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Technical Teacher's Training Institute, Chandigarh. He has also been a Visiting Professor in Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Technology at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA. He was an UNESCO Fellow at Ohio state University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was also a Visiting Professor at University of Technology, Malaysia. He did his B.E. (Hons.) (Mechanical Engineering) and M.Sc. Production Engineering from College o Engineering, Guindy, University of Madras, and Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Madra. He has published a number of research papers in national and international journals and is a co-author of several textbooks and other instructional materials. Presently he is Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Dean at Vellore Institute of Technology, Deemed University, Vellore, Tamilnadu.